Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-05-17

1--WE have bea, about the bush
enough" said the lawyer. "whs, will
you haves"
"wha, !, my due" said Belehsr
"Bu, | owe you nothing What do
you ,xp,o, from me''
money. money. ! am ashamed to
say II. bu, can't ge, along wi'hog, II.
| wan, to stop ,hi. Kind Of life. and ge,
me some land 10 the forest, Gpd begin a'
| ought 10 have done AZ hr,'."
"Now II | thought you were sincere.
| would give you small sum 10 start
With. Il by 80 doing You would ifl TO do
something; bat not penny can be ~runs
ou, of me by threats"
Anything 90 as 20 gs, u. vas the
frank re'ponse.
allow much do you nsed'"
"One hundred pounds"
"Pooh | Nigh, give you ten. II !,
woald do any good. ba, probably yoa
would spend it in dissipation"
"No. | am determined 20 live better
life." s,id the khavc. Give me hfiy
pounds and will 90 down Es', and buy
som, land. and never trouble you nor
your IN gotten gain. sgair.'
"Come. ,ir. no allusion'. OF yeu shAnt
have a shilling. |, shall be hf,y pounds
II you bnng me the forged will and tell
me where your wife aud her sisters fam.
iiy ate. 1, /, better iha, such document.
II In existence should be destroyed" d"
80 may a. veil be frank with you,
rsplied the ysgabond I'll cannot do ii.
| haven't succeeded In getting !, into my
possession. Yet can tell you where my
~ifs i. and ,hs, il al | can do ~ pres
sn,."
"w,n. ifyou ~ill do that. And you
ATE sincere 10 going down East TO settle.
| will give you fifteen pounds
make II ,wtniy. make Il twenty. sit-
wha, could I DO In the wilderness With
fifteen poand,' ,hoald sooa have TO
come back ief more.
More Il you speak 20 me. OF even
recognize me on the street OF elsewhere
after this. III have you aue',si az avas'
abond. II ,hA, il your gam. yoa may
a. well bssoae."
"Jam a. you say. Squire. will
never uoutle yca sgain,' he ',id. begin
ning to fear that he would get nothing
after al.
III you ~ill agree never TO come back
III ,pli, the difference and e'll ii seven
teen and a half
"Iha, /, generous You ate much
better man than l,uPPO'ed- Hand over
the money"
"No, 80 fast. Your pA'i Of the con-
ir.e, i. no, iulhlled"
"You DO 20; eNpse, me TO 20 away
without monsy DO YOU II 90. We may
a, we'll give the whole thing ~"
"li the money is coming. when can
you .,si,''
ITO. morrow. a, nine. A vessel sails
for Falmouth a, ths, time"
GOOD: now 10 test loaf hones'y Ahd
sincerity. take ,hi, aud 70 and secure
passage. Bhng back a rtetiP, and |
will pay the balance" be said. handing
Beleher some money.
While he va, gone. the lawyer paced
hi. office floor in no very quiet frame OF
mind. lie began 10 doub, the e,ped'en'
ey Of giving any money At all. bat he
thought /, would Cos, him ba, little TO
Try the experiment. Ani PsrhsP' be
nigh, ge, ria Of him altogether
thousand, before and siaes have
rsa.onei In the same way With pretty
much this result. TO wil-,o use q legal
phAse-more persistent demands, more
money. perhaps, wrang oaI Of them
bat. certainly. with = thousand fold
more trouble than IL would have caused
TO have faced the consequences az hr'''
whatever they Nigh, have been
The yasabond soon appeared With the
receipt. and when the attorney had eA-
aminsd il. 70 ascertain whether !, ~ss
genuine, hi. face Redeemed With anger
What did you have this made to
lne for." be demanded.
They .sid reesiP, for tn. passage
money was irregular. the entry on the
book being enough. Finally told The
clerk ,ha, /, was f5r you. and 1 wanted
something TO show that hadn't sPen,
the money. wha, odds doe. It make:
Can, 20 on IL q. we'll s you can, aud
who'll know the Differences bs,ween You
aud me on the vessel
"Yca begin with a lie and you will
end IN ,quandsring the money. 1 have
= good mind 10 kick you into the street.
"Be reasonable. You are to blame
yourself for ssnding me oa such an er-
rand. thought lawyers knew how to
do business. bat /, seems they have
something to learn . we'll as 'ss"
bonds"
III suppose you can 20 on IL as we'll Z"
can. The only question IN my mind
Is whether you will. :.
"ThA, is all the question | have, but l
guess they will le, me sail on II just the
same As IL | was the ,eri,able Squire
George Simpson himself" said the knA'e
with the u,mos, nonehalanee.
ave have had enough Of this fooling,'
.nappi,hly replied the lawyer. "whsre
/. your wife," be asked, as he took out
a well.flled pocks,.bOOk and began
counting out the money.
"she /. down on the coast at Ply
mouth. haven't been there for some
time, but there will be no difficulty in
finding her,
"Tsks the money then and besone.
Mind your promise now. or you will SEQ
trouble" Before the sentence was COM
ple,ed the vsgsbOnd had turned and lei'
the office.
81 euss. he'll have some officially Ia
finding her down on the coast OF Cape
Cod bay. 60, the money which |
didn't expect. and there Is more Of 1t
than I had any reason to hope for be
said to himself as he reached the street
and walked rapidly away.
A coasiing vessel sailed on, OF Boston
h.rbor. the mex, morning for Falmouth.
Maine, but among those on board OF her,
was neither the lawyer Ia whose name =
passage had been secured, nor the vaga-